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The Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept its key interest rate unchanged and signaled that just one cut is expected before the end of the year. With markets hoping for a more accommodative central bank, Federal Open Market Committee policymakers following their two-day meeting took two rate reductions off the table from the three indicated in March. The ...
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When talking about the structure of the forward curve in the WTI futures market, there are two market terms traders should be familiar with. 1) Contango, when the forward price of a futures contract is higher than the spot price. 2) Backwardation, when the forward price of the futures contract is lower than the spot price. An oil lesson with Bob Iaccino ...